Psalms 78:16
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Psalms 78:16 in other translations
| BSB | He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers. |
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| WEB | He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. |
| ASV | He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers. |
| YLT | And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers. |
| DARBY | And he brought streams out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. |
| BBE | He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers. |
| Webster | He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. |
What does Psalms 78:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:15-16
15-16. There were two similar miracles (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11). great depths--and--rivers--denote abundance.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39
Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their…
Psalms 78:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:16
- Numbers 20:10-11
And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
- Numbers 20:8
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
- Deuteronomy 8:15
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
- Psalms 105:41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
- Deuteronomy 9:21
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
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Context
- Psalms 78:15
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
- Psalms 78:16
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
- Psalms 78:17
And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
Psalms 78:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pues sacó de la peña corrientes, é hizo descender aguas como ríos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il fit sortir des ruisseaux du rocher, et fit couler les eaux comme des fleuves. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ließ Bäche hervorkommen aus dem Felsen und Wasser herablaufen gleich Flüssen. |